Journal
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
Volume 159, Issue -, Pages 81-86Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.03.048
Keywords
Mesostructure; Reverse block copolymer; Carbon
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- National Nature Science Foundation of China [50602046]
- State Education Ministry and Nature Science Foundation of Shanxi Province [2007011075]
- ICC CAS Fund
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A family of highly ordered mesoporous carbons (OMCs) were prepared by the organic-organic self-assembly of a reverse amphiphilic triblock copolymer with a soluble in ethanol, low-molecular-molar phenolic resin. The self-assembly was induced by evaporation. Small angle X-ray scattering, transmission electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms evaluated by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method have been used to characterize the OMCs. Phase transitions from a lamellar (L infinity) one dimensional pore system with pore size centered at 6.3 nm to a hexagonal (p6mm) two dimensional pore system with tunable pore size from 3.5-3.9 nm, to a cubic (Fc (3) over bar -m) three dimensional cagelike pore system with a tri-modal pore structure and finally to another disordered cubic mesoporous carbons, are observed by finely tuning the molar ratios of the phenol/formaldehyde/NaOH/template. All the OMCs had high surface area and a uniform pore size. The results show that by increasing the hydrophilicity of the system by changing the molar ratios of reactants, the mesophase can be tailored conveniently. Furthermore, these transitions help us understand the mechanism of the formation of mesophase to produce different OMCs. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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